Is there any documentation for m2eclipse-tycho? A bunch of source code and an update site don't give me the sense that this is something I could use (or not)…
On 2/6/13 6:47 AM, "Oberlies, Tobias" wrote:
To me, it seems that this project would be duplicating the functionality of the m2eclipse Tycho configurator [1]
In the light of sparse contributor capacities, I would strongly encourage you to not start yet another project, but rather try to contribute what
is missing in the existing project.
If the fact that the m2eclipse Tycho configurator is not hosted at Eclipse is a problem, we could consider moving it into the Tycho project.
Regards
Tobias
[1]
https://github.com/sonatype/m2eclipse-tycho
Hi,
Building RCP applications with Tycho involves duplicating some information that is already defined in the MANIFEST and product configurations.
This could be easily automated by using the Eclipse builder technology.
The idea is to create a special nature for Tycho projects, the
pombuilder nature, that will play in the Eclipse build framework.
The builder will watch changes in the RCP specific files and update/create the pom.xml automatically.
Think of synchronizing version number, changing the parent pom, adding modules, etc..
The pombuilder nature can now be set on a plugin project and will react on changes in the MANIFEST. Based on the information in the manifest, the pom will be created or updated. The flesh is in the Visitor class [1]
First I want to know if this is something worth wile so I am solliciting here for comments and ideas. Next, if all of this is positive, I am looking for a small team that can finish the builder and also people that will help test and define
it's functionality It is really not such a big project but I think it can be really helpful.
The project can then continue it's life as part of Tycho or PDE or just be a standalone app on marketplace.
I have created the foundations of this technology [2].
There is already an update site for those who don't mind to look at ALPHA state [3].
